[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#530024: Bug#530024: eth0 Wired interface not managed (on squeeze install/upgrade).

[Michael Biebl]

Frank Lin PIAT wrote:
> Package: network-manager
> Version: 0.7.1-1
> Severity: important
> 
> The wired network interface isn't managed on a default system (>=squeeze).
> 
> As far as i understand, this is because:
> 
> On a regular Debian system, the file /etc/network/interfaces contains
> | allow-hotplug eth0
> | iface eth0 inet dhcp
> 
> Also, /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf contains:
> | [main]
> | plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
> | 
> | [ifupdown]
> | managed=false
> 
> I don't know if the right way to solve the issue is to:
>  1. comment-out the [eth0] entry in /e/n/interfaces
> or
>  2. set "managed=true" in nm-system-settings.conf
>     (an kill nm-system-settings or reboot)
> 
> Note regarding #1: Every user that upgrade their system from lenny to
>    squeeze will face this bug. Do you think it's possible to address
>    this problem (dispaying note or whatever).
> 

Hi Frank,

I agree this will be a problem for squeeze.
I'd somehow like to keep managed=false to not break the setup for users with
more complex configurations.

The approach Ubuntu took, is to comment out /e/n/i entries in a postinst
migration script, which matches
(auto,allow-hotplug) <device>
iface <device> inet dhcp

while keeping a backup file of the old configuration.

Haven't decided yet, which route to take and am open for other suggestions.

Michael
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